PRSA National Capital Chapter Announces 2013 Board of Directors
FAIRFAX, Va., Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Public Relations Society of America's National Capital Chapter (PRSA-NCC) today announced its 2013 slate of elected officers, board of directors, and assembly delegates. The board, led by incoming chapter president, Samantha Villegas, APR, oversees the chapter's more than 50 annual professional development and awards programs designed to advance professionalism and support career growth.
"The 2013 slate represents an excellent mix of leadership in the nonprofit, corporate and government fields of public relations, and therefore reflects the membership of the chapter quite well. As I look down the list I am humbled by the amazing talent that will join me each month around the table. It's going to be a great year," said Villegas.
Villegas is joined by 12 newly elected members of the board of directors and seven assembly delegates, as well as six returning directors, who are serving two-year terms, and returning assembly delegates. The Chapter's 2013 leadership team is listed below:
President: Samantha Villegas, APR, President, SaVi PR, LLC
President-Elect: Rebecca Andersen, APR, Partner, Pacific Bridge Marketing
Vice Presidents:
Ellen Birek, Vice President, External Relations, Ogilvy Washington
Amy Goodwin, APR, Director, Institutional Communications, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Robert Udowitz, Principal, RFP Associates, LLC
Treasurer:
Mitchel Marovitz, APR, Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Maryland University College
Secretary:
Lauren Lawson-Zilai, Director of Public Relations, Goodwill Industries International
Immediate Past President: Suzanne Holroyd, Ph.D., APR+M, Department of Defense
Two-Year Directors:
Sultana Ali, APR, Senior Public Relations Manager, Liquidity Services, Inc.
Debbie Friez, Vice President, Major Accounts, BurrellesLuce
Sabrina Kidwai, Senior PR Manager, ASAE
Pam Mooring, APR, Communications Manager, DC Water
Jay Morris, President, Jay Morris Communications, LLC
Jennifer Schleman, APR, Senior Associate Manager, Public Relations
One-Year Directors:
Marmie Tuerff Edwards, APR, CAE, Communications Consultant
Sheri Singer, President, Singer Communications
Tiffany Young, Public Relations Manager, American Public University System
Assembly Delegates:
bj Altschul, APR, Director, External Relations, Montgomery County Humane Society
Rebecca Andersen, APR, Partner, Pacific Bridge Marketing
John Clemons, APR, IABC Fellow, President, Clemons Communications
Aaron Ellis, APR, Director, Communications, American Association of Port Authorities
Rochelle Ford, APR, Associate Dean for Research and Academic Affairs, School of Communications, Howard University
Tia Mason Howard, APR, Communications Specialist, SAIC
Sabrina Kidwai, Senior PR Manager, ASAE
Jill Kurtz, APR
Michelle Leff Mermelstein, APR, Wireless Device Public Relations Group Manager, Sprint
Mitchell Marovitz, APR, Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Maryland University College
Pam Mooring, APR, Communications Manager, D.C. Water
Phil Simon, APR, Managing Director, American Institute of Architects
About the National Capital Chapter
The PRSA National Capital Chapter (PRSA-NCC) is a professional public relations association of more than 1,500 members in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan region. PRSA-NCC provides professional development programs, accreditation instruction, and networking. PRSA-NCC also promotes public relations education through five area Public Relations Society of America student chapters. For more information, please visit www.prsa-ncc.org or call (703) 691-9212. Connect with us on Facebook at PRSA_NCC or follow us on Twitter: @PRSA_NCC.
SOURCE Public Relations Society of America National Capital Chapter
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